Tools: This includes a methodological toolbox with guidelines for specific applications; best practices to ensure that agricultural value chains are properly evaluated and documented; and gender-specific analysis to ensure the integration of gender into agricultural value chains.

Best practices: This includes experiences that could be used to improve the constraints and overcome the shortcomings in a value chain context.

Network: This will bring all value chain experts in the CGIAR together in a common platform and will facilitate collaboration among leading value chain scientists, ultimately creating a dynamic research community.

Resources: This includes all learning materials, e-courses, presentations, and workshop series on the tools included in the clearinghouse.